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Recent Examples of slither
Murray created separation for an 8-foot teardrop with 52.2 seconds left to take a 125-124 lead; assisted Jokic’s only made 3-pointer of the night with 30 seconds left to reclaim a 128-127 advantage; then slithered around a Jokic screen on the last possession to get to his step-back.
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Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 17 Dec. 2024
Your recruiting violations involve laundered money, strip clubs, escorts, luxury SUVs and a booster named Scabby who slithers around sticky towny bars.
—Zach Przystup, Baltimore Sun, 10 Dec. 2024
The players were randomly divided into three teams and then had to slither up and down sand with their arms and legs bound while pushing a ball with their head and shoulder.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 21 Nov. 2024
Employees of a Hilo, Hawaii store were shocked to discover a snake slithering around a shipment of fresh Christmas trees.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 21 Nov. 2024
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Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 17 Dec. 2024
Your recruiting violations involve laundered money, strip clubs, escorts, luxury SUVs and a booster named Scabby who slithers around sticky towny bars.
—Zach Przystup, Baltimore Sun, 10 Dec. 2024
The players were randomly divided into three teams and then had to slither up and down sand with their arms and legs bound while pushing a ball with their head and shoulder.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 21 Nov. 2024
Employees of a Hilo, Hawaii store were shocked to discover a snake slithering around a shipment of fresh Christmas trees.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 21 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slither
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The tiger snakes of Perth have heavy metals in their livers.Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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That includes the Swannanoa River, which snakes through the historic Biltmore Village area.USA TODAY Graphics team, USA TODAY, 31 Dec. 2024
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If no shelter is available, crawl to an interior wall away from windows.Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 10 Jan. 2025
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The two girls then left Leutner alone to crawl out of the forest and find help.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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The drama creeps in gradually, like a gray poison slowly infecting the air.Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 17 Jan. 2025
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Mortgage rates have crept back over 7% to start the new year in a potentially troublesome development for the housing market that has struggled under the weight of higher interest rates for two years that have priced people out of the market and slowed sales to 20-year lows.Austin Denean, Baltimore Sun, 17 Jan. 2025
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Naturally, the line would slide toward Elliss, which is exactly what the defense wanted.Ted Nguyen, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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Edison International — The Southern California utility provider slid 2.7% as deadly wildfires continued to burn in Los Angeles.Alex Harring, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Slither.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slither. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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